Chinese businessmen in Russia: from the bitter experience of the ruble crash to "earning 100 thousand dollars in ten minutes"

"How did the ruble depreciate again recently?" Xu Xiujuan, a female boss from Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, is a little anxious in a shop that wholesales denim clothes in Blinault market.

Moscow Liu Blinault Market. The pictures in this article are all from Xinhua News Agency.

For Chinese businessmen in LiuBlinault market, keeping a close eye on the ruble exchange rate is a "compulsory course" every day. A few years ago, the injury caused by the ruble’s plunge has not been completely healed, and how to get out of the stormy big market is a new problem before us.

Wake up, the ruble is worthless.

Liu Blinault Market is the largest wholesale market for daily necessities such as clothes, shoes and hats, with about 6,000 stalls, one third of which are run by Chinese businessmen.

The stalls are crowded and the middle aisle is narrow. From time to time, porters with Central Asian faces push carts and shout "Excuse me".

Due to the underdeveloped light industry in Russia, Chinese businessmen have flocked to the Far East, Moscow and other places to seek gold since the 1990s, and "profiteering" once became synonymous with Chinese businessmen in Russia. From 2000 to 2008, the Russian economy entered a period of rapid growth, and the business of Chinese businessmen was also smooth.

After Russia was hit by the global financial crisis in 2008, the "collecting money" model of Chinese businessmen "earning a Mercedes-Benz a week" became a memory. In 2008 and 2014, the ruble plummeted twice, which brought a serious blow to Chinese businessmen.

Zheng Riwei and Hu Dongling run down jacket export business in Russia.Hu Dongling said that at that time, the exchange rate of the ruble fluctuated violently, and the ruble earned by selling goods could not be immediately exchanged for RMB or US dollars and sent back to China. Often, when I woke up, I found that the ruble I held was even less valuable. "I feel like I’m sleeping in the presidential suite every day, and all the money I lost overnight is worth the room money."

Yan Linfu, a businessman from Taizhou, Zhejiang Province, said that in 2015, the ruble exchange rate fluctuated too much, and product pricing was difficult, just like speculating in futures. Businesses engaged in non-governmental trade with Russia have lost more than 60%, and few have made profits.

Moscow Liu Blinault market.

Compared with the impact of the two rouble crashes, the Chinese businessmen have a more painful memory of the closure of the Cerchi Zovsky market.

In 2008, under the depression of Russian domestic economy, the boss of a big market went to Turkey to invest a lot of money and angered the Kremlin. The Russian government seized and destroyed the goods in the big market on the grounds of cracking down on "gray customs clearance", and then closed the market indefinitely. Tens of thousands of Chinese businessmen lost as much as $2 billion.

Due to the particularity of the Russian market, the problem of informal "grey customs clearance" has not been solved, and Chinese businessmen still face risks.

Yan Linfu said that the owner of Liu Blinault Market is a pair of Jewish brothers, and most Chinese businessmen pay management fees to them. Under their protection, Russian customs and tax authorities turn a blind eye to the "gray customs clearance". The "grey customs" cost is low, which lowers prices and meets the needs of low-income people in Russia. The special problems in this specific period can only be solved slowly.

Russia has a large market and a low threshold, and there is a rigid demand for clothing and other department stores, which is the reason why many Chinese businessmen are attached to this land. However, this market is full of troubles, so many merchants in Blinault have the mentality of taking a gamble and taking a chance.

Double 11 broke $100,000 in 10 minutes.

Zheng Riwei said that hardships gave birth to opportunities, and the blow in Russia prompted him to change his mind and try to cooperate with AliExpress, from wholesale to retail.

During AliExpress’s overseas "double 11" event last year, the ICEbear brand of Beijing Riwei Clothing Company, founded by Zheng Riwei, became the champion of clothing sales, with its revenue exceeding 100,000 US dollars in 10 minutes and 200,000 US dollars in half an hour.

On the AliExpress website, the fans of the ICEbear store have a collection of more than 370,000. On the sales page of a white women’s down jacket, buyers left thousands of messages, most of which praised the down jacket for its good quality and fast delivery.

According to Zheng Riwei, these down jackets specially for the Russian market are thicker than ordinary down jackets, and they have waterproof function, which can not only resist the cold weather in Russia, but also cope with the water droplets falling after melting snow.

In the view of Gou Shanchao, director of e-commerce operation of Riwei Clothing Company, cooperation with AliExpress has brought at least two major benefits to the company.

The first is to improve brand awareness. After joining the cross-border e-commerce platform, the company directly faces consumers, and customers’ recognition of the brand is improved. There are many Russian "loyal fans" who will take the initiative to ask when the new model will be available.

Second, products can be optimized in time according to customers’ needs. On the e-commerce platform, the company can get customer feedback at any time. If the buyer says there is something wrong with the version of this batch of clothes, the company can change it in time in the next batch of goods.

Gou Shanchao said that the company joined the cross-border e-commerce platform in 2014 and just started to deliver goods from China, and the arrival time was at least one month. In 2016, the company implemented overseas warehouses. First, large quantities of goods were sent to warehouses in Moscow. After customers placed orders, they were delivered directly from overseas warehouses, and the goods would arrive the next day in Moscow and nearby areas.

Since 2015, the Russian economy has fallen into negative growth, the people are not well off, and the price/performance ratio of goods is higher. With the help of cross-border e-commerce platform, some Chinese businessmen cut off the intermediary channels and directly connected with Russian consumers, so that consumers can buy high-quality goods at lower prices.

Going out of the big market, from "grey customs" to "white customs"

As the Secretary-General of Wenling Chamber of Commerce in Moscow (China), Yan Linfu is quite familiar with the living conditions of Chinese businessmen in Russia. Going out of the big market is his advice to Chinese businessmen.

Yan Linfu said that he is now "walking on two legs", not only doing wholesale in Liu Blinault market, but also setting up a company to do retail in Russia. The company opened a flagship store in the bustling section of Moscow and opened up online sales channels.

The sales model of Liu Blinault big market is to wait for customers to come to the door. Because of the small market scope and repeated customer resources, the vicious door-to-door bargain is inevitable. Yan Linfu believes that Chinese businessmen need to go out of LiuBlinault, face consumers directly and try online to offline.

In recent years, e-commerce has developed rapidly in Russia, and a large number of China goods with high quality and low price have directly reached Russian consumers through cross-border e-commerce platforms such as AliExpress.

As for the influence of cross-border e-commerce on the wholesale business, the merchants in LiuBlinault are unable to agree. Some Chinese businessmen believe that cross-border e-commerce has little impact on Liu Blinault’s business due to different groups of people. Others hold the opposite opinion that cross-border e-commerce leads to price transparency and has a great impact on wholesale business.

Alibaba once held a mobilization meeting in Yabao Road, Beijing to encourage businesses to try e-commerce and set up training courses. Many people tried, but few succeeded.

The reason is that Gou Shanchao believes that, first of all, businesses that trade with Russia do not pay enough attention to e-commerce. Many people are used to making big money by wholesale, while e-commerce earns small money every time; Secondly, many Chinese businessmen are born in entities, do not understand e-commerce, and have no professionals around them.

Zheng Riwei said that at present, the company’s delivery through the e-commerce channel is all "white customs", and all the procedures are legal from domestic registered companies to foreign registered companies. He suggested that Chinese businessmen bravely try to organize formal business and gradually turn "grey customs" into "white customs".

Liu Wei, director of AliExpress Russian Station of Alibaba, said that China merchants who have branches and stocks in like Riwei Clothing belong to the partners of AliExpress localization business. This year is the first year of AliExpress’s localization business. At present, we are still carrying out infrastructure work in logistics and market. We hope to cooperate with more merchants in Yabao Road and Liu Blinault when conditions are ripe.

In the long run, normalization and branding are the general trend of Sino-Russian non-governmental trade. E-commerce can provide an opportunity for the transformation of Sino-Russian non-governmental trade and force Chinese businessmen to standardize their operations.

"Only through e-commerce can we truly make the brand bigger. The company not only has more confidence in deepening the Russian market, but also sets a goal of going global," Zheng Riwei said.

(The original title is "Earn $100,000 in 10 minutes! Chinese actually does business like this in Russia ")

98-year-old former US President Carter made a rare public appearance at the celebration.

  BEIJING, Sept. 25 (Xinhua)-According to comprehensive US media reports, former US President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalyn Carter rarely appeared in their hometown of Plains, Georgia on the 23rd local time. Previously, due to health problems, Jimmy Carter largely faded out of the public eye.

  According to reports, the Carters attended the Plains Peanut Festival that day. The Carter Center in the United States forwarded a video in which 98-year-old Jimmy Carter and 96-year-old Rosalyn Carter took part in the celebration in a black SUV.

  The Carter Center also posted on social media that "President Carter and his wife enjoy ‘ Plain Peanut Festival ’ Beautiful weather! He will be 99 years old in a week. We bet there is peanut butter ice cream on the lunch menu! " It is reported that peanut butter is one of Jimmy Carter’s favorite foods.

  The American Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) reported that this seems to be the first time they have gone out since Jimmy Carter was announced to receive hospice care seven months ago.

  According to reports, Jimmy Carter is the oldest former president of the United States. Jimmy Carter served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. Since they left the White House in 1981, the Carters have been living in their home in plain, Georgia.

  Jimmy Carter was diagnosed with malignant melanoma in 2015, and cancer cells spread to the liver and brain. After treatment, Jimmy Carter claimed to have recovered. In 2019, Jimmy Carter fell several times and underwent hip replacement surgery.

  The Carter Center of the United States issued a statement on February 18, 2023 that Jimmy Carter decided to receive hospice care at his home in Georgia. According to the statement, after a series of short hospitalization, Jimmy Carter decided to spend the rest of his time at home with his family and receive hospice care instead of additional medical intervention. This decision was fully supported by his family and medical team.

The commercial operation of C919 large passenger plane, the first flight of domestic large aircraft, officially "started"

CCTV News:Today (May 28th) morning, China Eastern Airlines used the world’s first C919 large passenger plane delivered by Comac China to carry out flight MU9191, which took off from Shanghai Hongqiao Airport and arrived at Beijing Capital Airport, officially opening the world’s first commercial passenger flight of this type. Today’s flight marks that the "R&D, manufacturing, evidence collection and operation" of C919 has been fully integrated, and the commercial operation of domestic large aircraft has officially "started", and China large aircraft has also officially approached the consumers.

CCTV reporter Wang Shantao:This is Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport. The world’s first C919 large passenger plane delivered by Comac China will take off from here, and more than 130 passengers will take the lead in taking the domestic large aircraft.

First flight passenger Mr. Meng:I’m very excited, and I’m honored to be able to take part in our maiden voyage of C919. It feels incredible to witness such a historic moment.

Mr. Huang, maiden passenger:This is also a very significant event for me personally, which is equivalent to witnessing a history of the development of China aviation industry. I also wish China’s big planes a smooth flight in the future.

At 10: 32, the maiden flight of flight number MU9191 took off on time and flew to Beijing.

C919 large passenger plane is the first jet trunk passenger plane with independent intellectual property rights developed by China in accordance with internationally accepted airworthiness standards. Among them, business class and economy class choose a new generation of domestic cabin seats that are completely independently developed. The aisle height of 2.25 meters in the cabin can make passengers feel comfortable at the top and sufficient visual space in front.

Feng Dehua, Deputy General Manager of China Eastern Airlines Party Group:The C919 large passenger plane opened its first commercial flight, which means that this model is fully integrated from research and development, manufacturing, evidence collection to operation. We will join hands with all parties to aim at the goal of "flying out of safety, flying out of ambition, flying out of brands and flying out of benefits" and operate C919 finely.

China Eastern Airlines and Comac China signed the first batch of five C919 purchase contracts. From May 29th, C919 large passenger plane will be put into the route from Shanghai Hongqiao to Chengdu Tianfu, and normal commercial operation will be implemented. With the introduction of this model, C919 large passenger aircraft will appear on more routes.

The 4500-meter sea trial of the deep-sea multifunctional mobile operating system of the Institute of Deep-sea Studies, Chinese Academy of Sciences was successful.

CCTV News:Yesterday (May 11th), two types of equipment — — Deep-sea floating mobile operating system and deep-sea crawling mobile operating system successfully completed the 4,500m-class sea test in the South China Sea, and passed the assessment of the on-site expert group.

According to the introduction of the Deep Sea Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, these two types of equipment were established in 2019, and it took four and a half years to complete the research and development, respectively, to achieve complementary functions for two different application scenarios in water and seabed.

The deep-sea floating mobile operation system adopts the split structure of repeater and floating platform. The repeater can observe the surrounding situation of floating platform in real time and operate at different water depths. The maximum working depth in this sea trial is 4543 meters, which will play a role in underwater oil field development, marine engineering and other fields.

The deep seabed crawling mobile operation system is designed as a crawler-type walking structure, which can move under the driving conditions of thin and soft sediments on the seabed, and realize the walking function of various complex conditions on the seabed by replacing different forms of crawler. The maximum depth of this sea trial is 4098 meters, and it is equipped with intelligent manipulator and seabed crushing and collecting module to carry out experiments, which will be applied to geological exploration and deep-sea mineral resources development in the future.

According to the researchers, these two types of operating systems have been equipped with localized systems for the first time. The winch, A-frame and other water support parts of the deployment recovery device, as well as key components such as thrusters, acoustic instruments, underwater lights and high-definition cameras have all been localized. The successful implementation of this sea trial has verified the independent innovation ability of this kind of equipment and the feasibility of domestic operation.

Xie Chao, Engineer, Institute of Deep Sea Science and Engineering, China Academy of Sciences:As a general platform for deep-sea scientific investigation, the two types of equipment in this sea trial can add two sharp tools for deep-sea operations in the future and further expand the scope and means of scientific investigation in the deep-sea field.

Tesla clarifies the timetable for FSD’s entry into China, and how does China’s driverless driving "lead" globally?

  On September 5th, Tesla released a road map on social media, and predicted to launch fully autonomous driving technology (FSD) in China and Europe in the first quarter of 2025. Although it still needs regulatory approval, it still attracts great attention. At the same time, Tesla’s plan to launch Robotaxi (driverless taxi) on October 10 this year has also caused widespread discussion. It is reported that the Tesla Robotaxi conference will be held in Hollywood studios, and its vehicle seats may lie flat and rotate.

  In April this year, Musk made a "lightning visit to China" to speed up the landing of FSD. Obviously, as a representative of American technology enterprises, Tesla is not willing to lag behind China enterprises in the field of driverless driving.

  It is worth mentioning that after years of development, China’s driverless industry has taken Beijing as the starting point and completed an amazing leap from technology research and development to application, which has blossomed in major cities across the country.

  It is understood that as one of the most active cities in driverless innovation in the world, Beijing has been leading the way since it released the first self-driving road test and demonstration policy in 2017, and promoted technological innovation with policies. At the beginning of 2024, the demonstration area has achieved full coverage of 160 square kilometers of intelligent networked roads and smart city private networks, taking the lead in opening a number of commercial pilot services such as autonomous driving, and keeping ahead in supporting policies, opening test roads, supervision and management, etc.

  At present, Beijing has covered eight main application scenarios, including self-driving taxis, self-driving minibuses, unmanned feeder vehicles, unmanned delivery vehicles, unmanned sanitation vehicles, unmanned patrol vehicles, self-driving heavy trucks and unmanned retail vehicles.

  In Yizhuang, Beijing, driverless cars from radish Kuaipao, Xiaoma Zhixing and Wen Yuan Zhixing are driving in the streets, providing travel services for more citizens.

  Behind Beijing’s support for driverless development is a new round of global technical competition. As an important landing scene of artificial intelligence, driverless driving has become the commanding height of global scientific and technological competition. In order to accelerate the development of unmanned driving in China, many experts have called for speeding up legislation and policy innovation at the national level, promoting the large-scale landing of unmanned vehicles, and keeping China’s unmanned driving ahead.

  The unmanned large-scale landing faces the "stone of other mountains". What are the challenges?

  Not only Tesla FSD has entered China, but in recent years, unmanned driving between China and the United States has been staged at its peak, which has also pushed the competition in the global unmanned driving industry to a fever pitch. At the same time, Germany, Japan, Britain and many other traditional automobile manufacturing countries have also joined the unmanned competition camp, implemented industrial deployment from the national strategic level, and made continuous legislative actions to seize the development opportunities of the unmanned industry by creating an "institutional highland".

  At present, Chinese and American companies are neck and neck in the landing of driverless technology. As the world’s industry leaders, Waymo in the United States and Radish Run in China have both crossed the threshold of unmanned automatic driving test and are competing for the speed of large-scale landing.

  According to the data released by Waymo on September 5th, as of June, 2024, Waymo has traveled 15.4 million miles in Phoenix, 5.9 million miles in San Francisco, 855,000 miles in Los Angeles and 14,000 miles in Austin. The cumulative mileage of unmanned vehicles in the four cities has exceeded 22.2 million miles, an increase of 212% compared with 7.1 million miles eight months ago.

  It is worth noting that Waymo announced two weeks ago that its number of paid trips for unmanned vehicles in the United States has exceeded 100,000 times per week. This figure was only 50,000 in May, which means that Waymo’s weekly single volume has doubled in just three months.

  It is observed that this growth is related to Waymo’s continuous expansion of service area and allowing more users to take its driverless taxis this year. It is understood that Waymo expanded its driverless travel service in the San Francisco Peninsula in March this year, and announced in June that it would open its driverless travel service to users all over San Francisco. More than 700 unmanned vehicles were carried out in prosperous urban areas such as San Francisco and Los Angeles in the United States. Full-time (7×24 hours), unmanned and chargeable scale operation.

  With the recent opening of unmanned driving in San Francisco, the surge in the number of unmanned vehicles and the increase in the number of users covered, Waymo also surpassed Radish Run, the largest self-driving travel platform in China. According to public data, since it landed in Wuhan in May 2022, there are only over 400 unmanned vehicles in Wuhan, and the order volume per quarter is about 826,000 orders, with an average of about 68,000 orders per week.

  In the industry’s view, the large-scale development of Waymo autonomous driving is inseparable from the open attitude and "leap-forward, fast-paced" approach adopted by the United States for driverless driving. Boldly let go at the regulatory level and give a green light all the way, giving Robotaxi the greatest development space.

  In the view of Lv Benfu, vice president of China National Innovation and Development Strategy Research Association and professor of Chinese Academy of Sciences, it is the window of global intelligent networked vehicles development, and the opportunity is fleeting. China’s driverless technology is at the leading level in the world, and the policy actively supports industrial development. Only when enterprises actively embrace intelligent networked vehicles without hesitation will they not fall behind in the core frontier technology field in the future.

  However, European and American countries are also actively developing the driverless industry. For example, in June this year, the British "Self-driving Car Act" was approved by the royal family, which established a complete legal framework for self-driving cars, including the vehicle authorization system. Self-driving cars can not only be legally on the road, but also be authorized to provide automated passenger services. The British government said that the Bill will pave the way for self-driving vehicles to run smoothly in the UK in 2026.

  In fact, driverless driving is a new industry that needs to be developed in practical application. It has no practical significance in simulation test and unmanned road test. It needs to verify technology in complex and changeable real roads, improve cognitive ability in interaction with surrounding real vehicles and pedestrians, and solve practical problems in the road ahead, so as to make unmanned vehicles stronger and safer.

  Zhang Zhuting, chairman of the Legal Work Committee of China Communications and Transportation Association and a senior researcher at Taihe Think Tank, said that the development of autonomous driving in China has been in a critical period of development. The passage of the Self-driving Car Act in Britain and the successive legislation in other countries have greatly inspired us. At the same time, intelligent networked new energy vehicles are the main application direction of artificial intelligence and an important field for developing new quality productivity. We should speed up the introduction of policies and regulations related to autonomous driving to ensure the leading position of China’s intelligent networked automobile industry in the world.

  Experts call for speeding up the opening of legislation and policies and promoting the scale of unmanned driving.

  In the development process of unmanned driving, policy opening is the booster of this technology from "laboratory" to "test site". Up to now, the General Office of the State Council has initiated the revision of the road traffic safety law and road transport regulations. At present, more than 10 cities across the country have promoted local legislation on autonomous driving, and six places, including Shenzhen, Pudong, Yangquan, Wuxi, Suzhou and Hangzhou, have issued legislative documents, while Wuhan, Beijing, Hefei and Guangzhou have accelerated the legislative process.

  Taking Beijing as an example, it has maintained a leading position in many aspects, such as testing road opening, evaluation standards, guiding policies, and license issuance, and has become a dual highland of intelligent networked automobile technology innovation and policy innovation. Through multi-faceted technical exploration, Beijing has achieved a key breakthrough in the "China Plan" for the integration of vehicles and Lu Yun, and demonstrated "China Power" to the world with the "Beijing Model".

  It is worth mentioning that in July this year, the Beijing Economic and Information Bureau solicited opinions on the Regulations of Beijing Municipality on Self-driving Cars (Draft for Comment), and planned to support self-driving cars for urban bus passenger transport, network car rental, car rental and other urban travel services.

  "The" Draft for Comment "proposes to support self-driving cars for urban travel services such as urban bus passenger transport, network car rental, etc., which shows Beijing’s determination to promote the commercial application of autonomous driving technology." Wang Peng, a researcher at the Beijing Academy of Social Sciences, pointed out that clarifying the application scenarios of self-driving cars through legislation will not only help to broaden its market space, but also provide legal support for related enterprises to innovate and explore in different fields. In the future, with the continuous maturity of autonomous driving technology, these application scenarios will be further enriched and improved to provide citizens with more convenient and efficient travel services.

  At the same time, the "Draft for Comment" clarifies the legal status of self-driving cars. For a long time, self-driving cars have faced many obstacles due to the lack of clear legal definition. This legislation is expected to formally confirm the legal status of self-driving cars from the legal level and provide legal protection for them to drive on the road. This not only helps to promote the research and development and application of autonomous driving technology, but also provides a more stable and predictable policy environment for related enterprises and investors.

  Previously, many experts and scholars called for accelerating legislative and policy innovation at the national level, clarifying the legal status of self-driving cars through legislation, promoting the scale of unmanned driving, and continuing to lead the development of the global driverless industry.

  Jiang Haoran, member of Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, secretary of the Party Committee and chairman of Hengyin Financial Technology Co., Ltd., said that at present, the local small-scale pilot demonstration policy of local driverless vehicles on the road is mainly based on the scientific experiment of autonomous driving. Due to the lack of strong support from the superior law, the large-scale pilot demonstration for industrialization is difficult. It is suggested to strengthen the top-level legislative design at the national level, seize the opportunity of the current revision of the Road Traffic Safety Law, build a sound collaborative support and supervision system for autonomous driving, solidly and effectively promote industry norms and local legislation, and ensure the large-scale road traffic of driverless vehicles; At the same time, it is clear about the conditions and procedures for drivers’ vehicles to pass on the road, and support the road right permission of drivers’ vehicles in the form of laws and regulations.

  He Xia, former chief engineer and professor-level engineer of the Institute of Policy and Economics of China Information and Communication Research Institute, believes that local governments should make full use of legislation, data regulations and documents to continue to accelerate the path of large-scale commercial exploration of autonomous driving. With the gradual maturity of the industry, the lack of superior law and the disunity of local legislation will affect the development of the whole industry, so it is necessary to give autonomous driving an appropriate legal status from the national level.

  "Local legislation on autonomous driving should be further accelerated. Factors such as employment problems, mature algorithm technology and safety concerns brought about by industrial adjustment should not hinder the acceleration of local legislation." Yu Lingyun, a professor at Tsinghua University Law School and director of the Public Law Research Center, said.

Seven imported films "Speed and Passion 10" staged their final journey in the summer before the war.

  Seven imported films’ pre-war summer files [Fast and Furious 10 staged the final journey; Transformers Part VI, the unprecedented gathering of two camps]

  According to previous years’ practice, the market was generally cold before entering the summer movie file. Due to the release of seven Hollywood blockbusters, such as Transformers: The Rise of the Super Warrior, The Dreamweaver and Spider-Man: The Universe, May and June this year may be different.

  The last time an imported film was released, it was at the end of December last year — — Led by Avatar: The Way of Water, nine imported films were released, including Voyager with Red Hair, Cat in Boots and Detective Conan: The Bride of Halloween. In the end, Avatar: The Way of Water earned 1.697 billion yuan at the box office.

  Speed and Passion 10

  On May 12th, Speed and Passion 10 premiered in Rome. On the 17th, the film will be released in the mainland. As the final chapter of the series, the expected value of the film is full. In 2001, when Speed and Passion 1 was released in North America, although it was produced at a low cost, it made a box office of 200 million dollars worldwide. "Speed and furious 7" and "Speed and Passion 8" both exceeded 2 billion yuan at the box office in the mainland market. The box office performance of Fast and Furious 10 in the Mainland is worth looking forward to.

  Dream maker

  On May 25th, The Dreamweaver directed by Spielberg was released, which won the Best Drama and the Best Director at last year’s Golden Globe Awards. Based on Spielberg’s personal experience, the film tells the story of a teenager named Sam Faberman, who gradually grows into a famous filmmaker under the influence of his family.

  Spider-Man: The Universe.

  On June 2nd, the film Spider-Man: The Vertical and Horizontal Universe was released. In 2018, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse told a story about Spider-Man by combining two-dimensional hand-drawn cartoons with three-dimensional CG modeling animation, and won the best animated feature film at the 91st Academy Awards. The film tells the story of "Little Black Spider" Miles Morales, vowing to break the fate curse of "saving one person or the whole universe" experienced by three generations of Spider-Man, and stand alone against the "Spider Alliance" led by Spider-Man 2099.

  The flash

  On June 16th, the superhero blockbuster "The Flash" was released simultaneously in mainland China and North America. The film tells the story of Flash barry allen who once had a happy family and lost his parents overnight. In order to save his parents, Flash tried to change history by going back to the past quickly, but unexpectedly disrupted the universe and met the story of Batman, Super Girl and the villain General zod in another time and space.

  The little mermaid

  On May 26th, The Little Mermaid was released. The film is a live-action movie, adapted from the animated film version in 1989. It tells the story of the little mermaid who lives in the sea, after falling in love with the prince, resolutely gives up her country and race, becomes human and pursues love.

  Transformers: The Rise of Super Warriors

  On June 9, "Transformers: The Rise of Super Warriors" was released. As the sixth film in this series, the film is also the first film made by the Big Mac camp. The two camps, Autobots and Big Mac, have gathered unprecedentedly, and the villains are as sinister as ever.

  Crazy element city

  Pixar’s new animation "Crazy Element City" was released on June 16th. The film constructs the characters in the animation with the four elements of wind, fire, water and earth in nature, and deduces a brand-new story for the audience.

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  Rome premiere of the final chapter of "speed shock"

  The fast-paced journey across the film history for more than 20 years set off again, and the new chapter "Speed and Passion 10" premiered in Rome on May 12. On the red carpet of the premiere ceremony, Vin Diesel made a dazzling appearance with the style of "Boss Tang". As a leading actor and producer, he is the soul of The Fast and the Furious series. In this final journey, everything that Tang loves and his loved ones will face unprecedented crisis.

  Charlize Theron, the Oscar-winning actress, plays the villain Seve in the previous play, which is one of the most ruthless, cunning and greedy opponents that Tang’s team has ever met. With the return, her relationship with Boss Tang and the Feiche family became more complicated, and Charlize Theron’s wonderful performance also showed her powerful female strength.

  Recently, several movie clips and behind-the-scenes tidbits have revealed the highlights of Speed and Passion 10, a highly anticipated masterpiece. Especially in the location of this premiere — — The street racing chase in Rome was described by director Letril as "an unprecedented high-level scene".

  Over the years, The Fast and the Furious has always been deeply concerned and loved by the global audience, from the initial street racing story to a well-known series of movies, and Speed and Passion 10 will also lead fans to embark on this grand final. "It will pay tribute to those who have grown up, married and supported us for a quarter of a century." Dissel promised that "die-hard fans of the The Fast and the Furious series will feel full at the end of Fast and Furious 10."

  This group/reporter Xiao Yang

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Learning the basic theory of Marxism is a compulsory course for communist party people.

  Today, the 19th the Political Bureau of the Central Committee held the fifth collective study, the content of which was the communist party Declaration and its significance. This year marks the bicentennial of Marx’s birth and the 170th anniversary of the communist party Declaration. The CPC Central Committee has made arrangements for commemorating the 200th anniversary of Marx’s birth, and a commemorative meeting will be held in early May. At this time node, it is of great significance for the Political Bureau of the Central Committee to study the communist party Declaration collectively.

  学习马克思主义基本理论是共产党人的必修课。党的十八大以来,中央政治局集体学习多次以马克思主义理论为题,先后学习了历史唯物主义、辩证唯物主义、马克思主义政治经济学的基本原理和方法论。这次中央政治局集体学习《共产党宣言》,目的是通过重温经典,感悟马克思主义的真理力量,坚定马克思主义信仰,追溯马克思主义政党保持先进性和纯洁性的理论源头,提高全党运用马克思主义基本原理解决当代中国实际问题的能力和水平。

  在座的同志都读过《共产党宣言》,今天我们重温这一经典,依然深受教育、深受启发。结合这次学习,我谈3点认识。

  一、深刻认识《共产党宣言》的重大理论贡献

  《共产党宣言》的问世是人类思想史上的一个伟大事件。《共产党宣言》是第一次全面阐述科学社会主义原理的伟大著作,“向全世界公开说明自己的观点、自己的目的、自己的意图”,矗立起一座马克思主义精神丰碑。《共产党宣言》的重大理论贡献主要有以下几个方面。

  2018年5月2日,中共中央总书记、国家主席、中央军委主席最高领袖来到北京大学考察。这是最高领袖在北京大学马克思主义学院,与正在就“解读新时代”进行座谈交流的中外学生亲切交谈。 新华社记者 李涛/摄

  First, profoundly expounded the scientific world outlook of Marxism. The communist party Declaration describes a new world view, that is, historical materialism, in a thorough and vivid language, and provides people with a scientific ideological weapon for understanding nature and human society. In the history of human thought, idealism used gods, humanity and ideas to explain everything, which once dominated people’s understanding of social phenomena for a long time. Before the birth of Marxism, utopian socialism lashed out at capitalism and sketched out the prospect of the future society, but it could not find the right way and social force to realize its social ideal. In the communist party Declaration, Marx and Engels scientifically expounded the inherent contradictions of capitalism and the historical mission of the proletariat, and revealed the historical inevitability of socialism replacing capitalism. This paper brilliantly discusses the nature, characteristics, basic program and strategic principles of Marxist political parties, and draws a clear line between scientific socialism and other various socialist schools. Some important ideas put forward in the communist party Declaration, such as historical materialism, class struggle, historical mission of the proletariat, new communist society, all-round development of human beings, world market, etc., are revolutionary, groundbreaking and breakthrough in the history of human thought. The communist party Declaration profoundly reveals that the history since the slave society is the history of class struggle. It reveals the general law of human social development that productivity determines the relations of production, economic base determines the superstructure, and the contradictory movement between productivity and relations of production, economic base and superstructure promotes the orderly replacement of social forms.Reveals the internal contradiction between capitalist production socialization and private possession of means of production; It reveals the historical laws of the inevitable demise of capitalism and the inevitable victory of communism. As Engels said: "This principle seems simple, but if you look closely, you will immediately find that the initial conclusion of this principle is a blow to all idealism, even the most hidden idealism." He also said that "this fact is the most revolutionary conclusion not only for theory but also for practice". After the publication of the communist party Declaration, Marx and Engels developed their thoughts and finally formed a systematic and complete ideological and theoretical system. The communist party Declaration is a classic book with scientific insight into the development law of human society, a classic book full of the spirit of struggle, criticism and revolution, and a classic book that upholds the people’s position, strives for the interests of the people and strives for the liberation of all mankind. The scientific and revolutionary nature of Marxist theory stems from the scientific world outlook and methodology of dialectical materialism and historical materialism, which provides us with a powerful ideological weapon to understand and transform the world and points out the correct direction for world socialism.

  Second, it profoundly expounded the advanced character of Marxist political parties. The communist party Declaration expounded the advanced nature of Marxist political parties, pointing out that communist party is not a special political party opposed to other workers’ parties, and they have no interests different from those of the whole proletariat. In practice, communist party is the most determined and always promoting part of the workers’ political parties in various countries; Theoretically, communist party is superior to the rest of the proletariat in that they understand the conditions, process and general results of the proletarian movement, and represent the future of the movement at the same time in the current movement. Marxist political parties must be composed of the most thorough and determined advanced elements, and communist party people should be the most tireless, fearless and reliable advanced fighters. These thoughts provide a fundamental basis for Marxist political parties to maintain their advanced nature and purity.

  Thirdly, the political stance of Marxist political parties is profoundly expounded. The communist party Declaration made no secret of the class nature of Marxist political parties, took a clear-cut stand on the side of the proletariat and the broad masses of the people, enthusiastically eulogized the great role of the masses in promoting historical progress, regarded the proletariat as the representative of advanced productive forces, the grave digger of the capitalist system and the creator of the new social system, and emphasized that all the movements in the past were for or for the benefit of a few people, and the proletarian movements were for and for the benefit of the overwhelming majority. This clear political stance fully affirms the people’s historical dominant position and fully embodies the fundamental nature and purpose of Marxist political parties.

  Fourthly, the lofty ideals of Marxist political parties are profoundly expounded. The communist party Declaration establishes that the highest goal of Marxist political parties is to realize communism, and regards the free and all-round development of human beings as the essential feature of communism. This lofty ideal has stood at the commanding heights of human morality, and has become the firm belief of generations of communist party people, the spiritual pillar of not fearing any risks and overcoming all difficulties, and the spiritual banner of Marxist political parties uniting the broad masses of people to smash the old world and create a new world.

  Fifth, profoundly expounded the Marxist revolutionary program. The communist party Declaration pointed out that the first step of the workers’ revolution was to make the proletariat rise to the ruling class, strive for democracy, and use its own political rule to increase the total productivity as soon as possible. The communist party Declaration also puts forward concrete measures on how to develop the productive forces. Although some specific contents are no longer applicable today, the spirit contained in it is still of positive significance. These thoughts are of great and far-reaching guiding significance for Marxist political parties to lead the people in revolutionary struggle and seize power by force, to strengthen political power construction, especially the construction of the ruling party, to develop socialist democracy, develop social productive forces and promote all-round social progress after Marxist political parties seize power.

  This is the interior of the White Swan Cafe, which was shot in the center of the Belgian capital Brussels on February 7, 2018, when Marx and Engels wrote the communist party Declaration. Xinhua News Agency reporter Ye Pingfan/photo

  Sixth, profoundly expounded the internationalism spirit of Marxist political parties. The communist party Declaration made a profound analysis of capitalist production crossing national boundaries and constantly exploring the world market, scientifically predicted the universal trend of material production and spiritual and cultural production in the world, and further pointed out that communism is not a narrow geographical movement, and the proletariat must liberate all mankind in order to be completely liberated, and called on the proletarians all over the world to unite. This provides a scientific theoretical basis for Marxist political parties to embrace the whole world, benefit mankind and jointly create a better world.

  The communist party Declaration is a rich theoretical treasure-house, which has made many theoretical contributions, and it is worthy of our repeated study and in-depth study, and constantly draw ideological nutrition from it.

  Second, deeply understand the far-reaching influence of the communist party Declaration on world socialism.

  Once the communist party Declaration was published, it promoted the development of world socialism in practice and profoundly changed the course of human history. Engels said that the communist party Declaration is "the most widely spread and international work in all socialist documents, and it is recognized by millions of workers from Siberia to California as a common program". Shortly after the publication of the communist party Declaration, a massive revolutionary movement broke out in Europe. In 1864, after the establishment of International Working Men’s Association (known as the "First International" in history), under the leadership of Marx, it supported the working class of all countries in their struggle and the oppressed nations in their struggle for national liberation. The Paris Commune Revolution, which broke out in 1871, was the first great attempt to overthrow bourgeois rule and establish a regime in which the people were the masters of the country. Through struggle, the working class of all countries have achieved great victories that could not have been achieved in the past, such as political voting rights, eight-hour working system and labor legislation.

  In November 1917, Lenin led the October Revolution to success, which opened a gap in the weakest chain of capitalism, established the first socialist country in the world, and achieved a great leap from theory to practice. The success of the October Revolution proved the truth of the communist party Declaration and gave hope to proletarian revolutions and national liberation movements in various countries. After the end of the Second World War, a number of countries have successively embarked on the socialist road, and socialism has developed from one country to many countries, and the power of world socialism has been greatly enhanced.

  The older generation of revolutionaries of our Party were all influenced by the communist party Declaration and embarked on the revolutionary road. Our party’s first party program was formulated in accordance with the spirit of the communist party Declaration. The new-democratic revolutionary road, socialist revolutionary road, socialist construction road and Socialism with Chinese characteristics road pioneered by our Party are all great creations that combine the basic principles of Marxism with the concrete reality of China. The Communist Party of China (CPC) is a faithful inheritor of the spirit of the communist party Declaration.

  The communist party Declaration is the most influential work in modern times. Over the past 170 years, the communist party Declaration has been translated into more than 200 languages and published in thousands of editions, making it one of the books with the largest circulation in the world. In the past 20 years, various western institutions have selected "thousand-year thinkers" and "most influential scholars", and Marx is among the best, even at the top. Since the international financial crisis in 2008, "Marx fever" has risen again in the world, and the research on communist party Declaration and Das Kapital has become hot again. Facts have proved that the truth power of the communist party Declaration is eternal, and it has deeply influenced and will continue to profoundly influence the course of world history.

  Third, adhere to the scientific principles and spirit of the communist party Declaration.

  When Marx and Engels were alive, they said that some parts of the communist party Declaration "can be modified" or "written in different ways", but it "expounds the general principles that are completely correct until now". Although the communist party Declaration was born 170 years ago, its basic principles are not out of date and will not be out of date. I said, "If you feel insecure in your heart, study the classic works and read the communist party Declaration several times", which is about learning new things by reviewing old ones. Today, we review the communist party Declaration, that is, we should apply the scientific principles and spirit contained in the communist party Declaration to the practice of mastering great struggles, great projects, great undertakings and great dreams, and constantly write a new chapter in adhering to and developing Socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era.

  First, unswervingly strive for the lofty ideal of communism and the common ideal of Socialism with Chinese characteristics. The communist party Declaration revealed the inevitable trend of human society finally moving towards communism, which laid the theoretical foundation for communist party people to strengthen their ideals and beliefs and stick to their spiritual homeland. The establishment of ideals and beliefs is a rational choice, not a temporary impulse. It is far from enough to have simple feelings, and it must be supported by profound theoretical beliefs, otherwise it will be shaken at the slightest sign. As long as we master the basic principles of Marxism, we can deeply realize that the realization of communism is a long historical process that is gradually achieved by one stage goal, and it needs several generations to continue to struggle, struggle hard and struggle unremittingly; We can deeply realize that Socialism with Chinese characteristics is the only way to realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, and it is also a successful way for the Communist Party of China (CPC) people to lead their people to pursue lofty ideals and open up a bright future. At the beginning of this year, I said at the seminar for leading cadres at the provincial and ministerial levels and the newly-appointed two committees: "If socialism has not achieved today’s success in China, if the Communist Party of China (CPC)’s leadership and China’s socialist system also collapsed in the domino-like changes of the disintegration of the Soviet Union, the collapse of the CPSU and the drastic changes in Eastern Europe, or failed for other reasons, then socialist practice may wander in the dark for a long time, and as Marx said, it will wander around the world as a ghost." Thanks to Socialism with Chinese characteristics’s continuous success,After the end of the cold war, the situation of world socialism has been greatly reversed, the passive situation of socialism in the competition with capitalism has been greatly reversed, and the superiority of socialism has been greatly demonstrated. We should unify the lofty ideal of communism with the common ideal of Socialism with Chinese characteristics and what we are doing, strengthen our road confidence, theoretical confidence, institutional confidence and cultural confidence, not be afraid of any risks, not be confused by any interference, always adhere to the ideals and beliefs of communist party people and live up to the glorious title of communist party people.

  Second, faithfully practice the people-centered development thought. To learn and apply the communist party Declaration, we must not forget our original intention and mission, always put the people in the highest position in our hearts, better promote people’s well-being, and promote the all-round development of people and social progress. To plan development, we should focus on meeting the people’s growing needs for a better life, implement the new development concept, focus on solving the problem of insufficient development imbalance, improve the quality of development, and constantly improve people’s quality of life and taste of life. To deepen reform, we must handle major issues involving reform from the standpoint of the people, resolutely get rid of all institutional and institutional obstacles that hinder the development of productive forces, resolutely get rid of all ideological concepts that hinder the progress of social civilization, and bring more sense of gain, happiness and security to the people. To safeguard and improve people’s livelihood, we should focus on making the fruits of development more fair and benefit all the people, do our best and do what we can, promote social fairness and justice, and make continuous progress in educating young children, learning and teaching, earning income from work, getting medical care for the old, living and supporting the weak, and constantly moving towards common prosperity for all the people.

  On May 9, 2018, a foreign audience was praised by Beijing for "the power of truth — — In the theme exhibition commemorating the bicentennial of Marx’s birth, more than 500 communist party Declarations published by different countries were displayed. China News Service reporter Jia Tianyong/photo

  Third, conform to the general trend of world development and promote the building of a community of human destiny. At present, the multi-polarization of the world, economic globalization, social informatization and cultural diversity are developing in depth, and the degree of interdependence among countries is unprecedented, which fully confirms the scientific foresight made by Marx and Engels in the communist party Declaration. Every country has the right to development, and at the same time, it should consider its own interests at a broader level, not at the expense of the interests of other countries. Unilateralism and protectionism do not conform to the law of human social development. We must unswervingly safeguard and develop China’s development interests, at the same time, we must unswervingly open wider to the outside world, urge the international community to share the responsibility of the times, cooperate to meet the challenges brought about by economic globalization, and push economic globalization towards a more open, inclusive, inclusive, balanced and win-win direction, so that different countries, different classes and different groups can share the opportunities brought about by economic globalization.

  Fourth, strengthen party building in accordance with the new requirements of the new era. The communist party Declaration laid a theoretical foundation for the Marxist theory of party building. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, we have not only gained a new understanding of upholding the Party’s leadership in theory, but also made new explorations in practice, perfecting the system and mechanism of the Party’s leadership in all work. We should implement and embody the Party’s leadership in all aspects of reform, development and stability, internal affairs, foreign affairs and national defense, and managing the party, country and army, and ensure that the Party always takes the overall situation into consideration and coordinates all parties. If the Party wants to lead the people to advance the great social revolution and realize the great rejuvenation of the nation, it must carry forward the spirit of self-revolution, and its determination to further promote the comprehensive and strict administration of the Party cannot be shaken, its requirements cannot be lowered, and its strength cannot be weakened. We should conscientiously implement the general requirements and major arrangements for Party building in the new era put forward by the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. While promoting Party building as a whole, we should focus on solving new problems within the Party, and strive to solve the formalism and bureaucracy problems strongly reflected by the people, the problems that some cadres dare not do, are unwilling to do and will not do, and the problems that some grass-roots Party building is weakened, blurred and marginalized, so as to ensure that our Party will always maintain its true colors as a Marxist political party and always be at the forefront of the times.

  Fifth, constantly open up a new realm of Marxism in China. Keeping pace with the times, sharing the destiny with the people, and paying attention to and answering major issues raised by the times and practice are the secrets of Marxism’s eternal vitality. The general principles expounded in the communist party Declaration are correct on the whole, but the communist party Declaration cannot be required to provide ready-made answers to all the specific questions raised by the development of human society after 170 years. We should treat science with a scientific attitude, pursue truth with the spirit of truth, and constantly give Marxism a new era connotation. We should have an insight into the times, grasp the general trend of the times, stand at the forefront of human development, actively explore major issues related to the future and destiny of mankind, and contribute China wisdom and China’s solutions to the global challenges facing the world today and the common problems facing mankind. It is necessary to closely contact the creative practice of hundreds of millions of people, respect the people’s dominant position and initiative, make new generalizations, gain new understanding and form new achievements. We must adhere to the problem orientation, focus on the major practical problems, overall strategic issues and hot and difficult issues that the people are concerned about in China’s reform, opening up and socialist modernization, and provide new ideas, new ideas and new methods for solving problems. We should absorb all outstanding cultural achievements created by human beings, deepen our understanding of communist party’s laws of governance, socialist construction and the development of human society, develop Marxism in the 21st century and contemporary Marxism in China, and continue to write a new chapter of Marxism in China.

  Sixth, strengthen the study and research of Marxist classics. Party member and cadres, especially senior cadres, should make good use of the classic Marxist works such as the communist party Declaration, persist in applying what they have learned to promote learning, learn from the original, read carefully and thoroughly, master the Marxist stand, viewpoints and methods skillfully, and constantly improve the theoretical quality of Marxism. It is necessary to intensify the compilation of classic works, insist on producing both achievements and talents, and cultivate a backbone team of Marxist classic works compilation in the new era. It is necessary to deepen the research and interpretation of classic works, promote the popularization of classic works, and constantly introduce various theoretical propaganda works that are loved by the masses and close to public life, so that the theory can be understood and accepted by hundreds of millions of people and draw the largest concentric circle of thoughts.

  In another 30 years, that is, the 200th anniversary of the publication of the communist party Declaration in 2048, it is the time when we will build a socialist modern power in an all-round way and realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. At that time, the people of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and China will further prove the scientificity, truth and foresight of Marxism with their own feats. Let’s take practical actions to welcome this great moment!

  (This is the speech made by General Secretary of the Supreme Leader on April 23, 2018 during the fifth collective study in the 19th the Political Bureau of the Central Committee. )

From elegance and folk custom, we can see the life art of Chinese people.

The exhibition "Elegance and Artistic Interest-Life, Wisdom and Art of Chinese" is being exhibited in the Art Museum of Beijing Academy of Painting. More than 110 classic paintings and calligraphy works are selected from the fine works collected by the Academy. From the perspectives of elegance and folklore, the painting art is used to tell the quiet and transcendent life that the literati yearn for and the flavor and interest in the lives of the folk people. The Spring Festival in Jihai is approaching, and there is also a popular "Year Culture" in the exhibition hall, such as a picture of "Year of the Year" painted by Qi Baishi, a great master, on the occasion of the Spring Festival, to celebrate the farewell of the old year and the welcome of the new year.

Qi Baishi

Year of the DPRK In 1950, it was collected by Beijing Painting Academy.

Chinese aesthetic presentation of "taste both refined and popular"

Qi Baishi, Wu Jingting, Hu Peiheng, Xu Yansun and Wu Guangyu cooperated."Chang Chun Xiu Mao" (Partial) Collected by Beijing Painting Academy

In Chinese’s aesthetic standards, there is a word called "taste both refined and popular". "Elegance" is the ultimate pursuit of ancient China literati. It is not only reflected in the daily speech and behavior of ancient literati, but also runs through their daily life. It can be said that "elegance" is the core of the aesthetic taste of elite cultural classes. High mountains and flowing water, playing the piano, is a kind of elegance; It is a kind of elegance to gather all the sages, fight for wine and recite poems; It is also a kind of elegance to look at the clouds and play with ink. For thousands of years, China literati have been enriching the connotation of elegance.

"Vulgarity" is the flavor and interest of China folk culture. Hard-working and simple Chinese summed up a lot of wisdom and philosophy about life in his work and life. China’s folk culture is more lively and interesting than the elegant things that literati care about. Auspicious patterns with the expectation of a better life, the strong New Year flavor embellished with lanterns and firecrackers, and the Chinese zodiac animals composed of real animals or unreal animals … all these are full of China flavor.

The exhibition not only introduces the elegant things that China literati are keen on, such as reading, playing the piano, watching paintings and collecting elegance; Four gentlemen in the flowers who express their aspirations through things-plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum; Natural philosophy with emotion and landscape. At the same time, it also introduces the traditional customs of ordinary people, such as attaching importance to loyalty, filial piety, propriety and righteousness, believing in religious beliefs, praying for good luck and longevity, and expecting a full house for future generations, as well as opera songs and dances with China cultural characteristics and the chronology of the zodiac. You can come here, watch "Chang Chun Xiu", and appreciate the grand occasion of Beijing painting circles in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China. Or taste the Mei Lanzhuju of Wu Changshuo, Chen Shiceng and Qi Baishi, and watch the literati play with ink and express their aspirations through things. You can also read and explain the characters and think about China’s unique religious culture; Or enjoy "Shoutao" and "Hundred philosophers", and consider that the painter’s painting implies auspiciousness and ingenuity.

Auspicious and festive, sharing a happy year together

Pray for the Spring Festival

Every time I bid farewell to the old and welcome the new, Chinese always uses the customs handed down from the older generation to ward off disasters and evil spirits and welcome the new. Every household writes blessings, cuts out window grilles, puts up New Year pictures, hangs lanterns, firecrackers and red lanterns, and the streets and alleys are filled with joy and joy of the Spring Festival. However, with the increasing proportion of science and information technology in our lives, people have begun to forget some customs in traditional culture. To this end, the exhibition leads the audience to recall the taste of the "Year" especially when the Spring Festival comes. Tell the origin of the word "Fu", the style of paper-cutting, the rubbing of New Year pictures and the message of stationery. The audience can come here to cut a window flower and stick it on the window to watch the spring flowers bloom; Write a blessing and stick it in front of the door, asking Fulu to get home safely; Send a letter, a short message, and send a New Year greeting; Print a New Year picture, which is more than enough every year, and pray for a bumper harvest. During the exhibition, the Beijing Academy of Painting held a "blessing" activity for the appreciation of the support of the audience from all walks of life over the years. From New Year’s Eve to the fifth day of junior high school, visitors to the Art Museum of Beijing Academy of Painting have the opportunity to get a famous "Fu" to celebrate the New Year.

The exhibition will last until February 28, 2019.

Appreciation of exhibition works

Chou Ying (model)The Picture of Peach and Plum Garden in Spring Banquet was collected by Beijing Painting Academy in Ming Dynasty.

Ancient literati in China liked to invite friends to gather in their own gardens, enjoy painting and calligraphy, drink wine and enjoy the scenery, and burn incense and tea together. The old man in red in the work is the master of the courtyard. He holds a candlelight dinner with his family and friends. The white porcelain wine glasses and red lacquer holders placed on the table are typical drinking utensils for literati in the Ming Dynasty, while the scroll paintings put away show that the owner has just enjoyed painting and calligraphy with the guests. After the tea banquet, there are some ancient books, scrolls, stone appreciation, bronze ribbons and wine sets on the mahogany table, all of which show the elegance of the party.

Qi Baishi Reading Map Collected by Beijing Painting Academy

After the May 4th Movement in 1919, influenced by western culture, horizontally typeset books appeared in China. Before that, ancient books were arranged vertically from the right, so Chinese developed a top-down reading habit, pitching heaven and earth between raising his head and lowering his head.

Li ShanThree Friends in the Collection of Beijing Painting Academy in Qing Dynasty

Pine trees, full of vitality and evergreen, are born in adversity and grow together with bamboo and plum blossoms in the cold winter. Therefore, in the eyes of the ancient people in China, these three plants are symbols of high morals and integrity, and they are called "three friends who are old and cold". Scholars like to keep company with three friends who are old and cold, and put them into paintings, which reflects their pursuit of loneliness, luxury and out of touch.

Yu Feian"Up to the Blue Sky" was collected by Beijing Painting Academy in 1958.

Different from western still life, Chinese’s paintings like to show the vitality of nature. Birds, or fly high, or chirp; Butterflies, or dancing, or nostalgia for flowers. Yu Feian, a painter, is good at drawing flowers and birds. In order to observe birds’ demeanor and movements, he also keeps pigeons at home. The two pigeons in the painting, one with its head held high and the other looking back, are lifelike, like a couple. This is the painter’s observation of life, which can be regarded as a sketch, and the auspicious cloud pattern in the painting is a classic pattern in China’s traditional painting.

Qi Baishi"Double Mantis" Collected by Beijing Painting Academy

In ancient Chinese, the seasons were known by observing nature, thus guiding farming. After the cold winter, the insects burst out of the ground, indicating the coming of farming season. Therefore, Chinese is very fond of insects. If landscape is Chinese’s thinking about the macro world, then grass bugs are their exploration of the micro world. Qi Baishi, a painter, loves life, and even a tiny creature has become something he is willing to show. Moreover, the grass insects he described are so real that even entomologists are full of praise, and the handling of details is even more exquisite.

Qi BaishiThe picture of making a fortune was collected by Beijing Painting Academy in 1927.

The object in the painting is an abacus, an ancient computing tool in China, which started in the Song Dynasty and is still in use today. Before the calculator appeared, Chinese always used abacus for calculation and statistics. Whether it is an inn, restaurant, teahouse or drugstore, every family has an abacus to calculate the operating income of the day, month and year. As a result, the abacus gradually has another meaning-making a fortune. Qi Baishi, a painter, did not draw coins, but used an abacus to make a fortune. This is Chinese’s wisdom and implication.

Qi BaishiAlbum of the 12 Zodiac Animals was collected by Beijing Painting Academy in 1940.

Zodiac is a unique commemorative method in China. Guan Weishan commissioned Qi Baishi to create the Twelve Zodiacs, and asked for two or three pictures every year. It took four years to collect one set. Then they took over the ink margin and became friends. This set of Zodiac is not created in the order of the zodiac, among which So Thousand Miles was first created in 1940, while The Picture of the Peach Monkey was painted in 1944. The old man Baishi vividly shows the characteristics of various animals in his paintings, and also conveys his own life feelings and emotions.

Guan LiangDramatic Characters was collected by Beijing Painting Academy in 1953.

Guan Liang’s four works of dramatic figures are all the national quintessence of China’s art-Peking Opera. Peking Opera was born in the Qianlong period of Qing Dynasty, and evolved from Huizhou Opera. It entered the court at the beginning of its formation, so the aesthetic requirements for the stage image are higher. There is a complete program for repertoire creation, gongs and drums singing, costumes and masks. Different from western drama, the performing arts of Beijing opera pay attention to the combination of reality and reality. Without landscaping, a gesture can show pushing the door and entering; Without props, one action can show galloping. And this kind of expressive stage essentials is related to Chinese philosophy.

Qi Baishi"Kingfisher Prawn" Collected by Beijing Painting Academy

Elegant and Artistic —— Chinese’s Life, Wisdom and Art

Exhibition period: January 29-February 28, 2019

Venue: Exhibition Hall, Floor 1-4, Art Museum, Beijing Academy of Painting

Expand high-level opening to the outside world

The government work report proposes to expand high-level opening to the outside world and promote mutual benefit and win-win results. Actively connect with high-standard international economic and trade rules, steadily expand institutional opening, enhance the linkage effect of two resources in the domestic and international markets, consolidate the basic disk of foreign trade and foreign investment, and cultivate new advantages in international economic cooperation and competition.

In the past year, the CPC Central Committee with the Supreme Leader as the core unswervingly promoted high-level opening up, persisted in promoting reform, development and innovation through opening up, promoted the construction of an open world economy, and opened up a broad space for development. China’s export share in the international market has remained stable, the actual use of foreign capital has been optimized, and the international influence and appeal of building the "Belt and Road" have become more prominent.

The deputies said that in the new era and new journey, we must unswervingly expand high-level opening up, continuously optimize the business environment, consolidate the basic disk of foreign trade and foreign investment, cultivate new advantages in international economic cooperation and competition, and constantly bring new impetus and opportunities to the world with our new development.

Promote a steady increase in the quality and quantity of foreign trade and accelerate the construction of a trade power.

The government work report proposes to promote a steady increase in the quality of foreign trade. The deputies said that at present, the momentum of world economic growth is insufficient and the demand is weak, but the industrial base, factor endowment and innovation ability on which China’s foreign trade development depends are constantly enhanced. We should continue to play the supporting role of exports in the economy, strengthen our confidence, go all out to stabilize foreign trade and accelerate the cultivation of new kinetic energy of foreign trade.

Expand new growth points such as intermediate trade and green trade. Representative Du Weidong, Chairman of Chongqing Xiyong Microelectronics Industrial Park Development Co., Ltd. believes that it is necessary to base on the local industrial base, cultivate new quality productivity, promote the upgrading of processing trade, increase the added value of products, and enhance the international competitiveness of Chinese enterprises and products. At present, Xiyong Microelectronics Industrial Park mainly exports smart terminals such as notebook computers, and is deeply empowered by new technologies such as naked-eye 3D and artificial intelligence (AI), which promotes the processing trade to extend to the high end of the industrial chain value chain.

Promote the healthy development of new formats such as cross-border e-commerce. "Cross-border e-commerce, as a new foreign trade format with fast development speed, great potential and strong driving effect, is becoming the development trend of international trade." Deputy Li Kuiwen, member of the Party Committee of the General Administration of Customs and director of Guangdong Branch, said. In recent years, China has continuously improved policies on customs clearance, taxation and foreign exchange, supported the reform and innovation of cross-border e-commerce comprehensive test area, cultivated and expanded cross-border e-commerce entities, optimized the layout of infrastructure such as overseas warehouses, and promoted the healthy and vigorous development of cross-border e-commerce.

Optimize the trade environment. Deputy Li Kuiwen said that as a major foreign trade province, Guangdong is actively building a high-level gateway hub for opening to the outside world, solidly promoting the construction of smart customs, implementing the action of "strengthening the country through smart customs", continuously improving the port business environment, optimizing the customs clearance operation process, and creating a market-oriented, rule-of-law and international first-class port business environment.

Increase investment and steadily expand institutional opening up.

The government work report puts forward that "more efforts should be made to attract foreign investment" and "restrictions on foreign investment access in the manufacturing sector should be completely abolished, and market access for services such as telecommunications and medical care should be relaxed".

The deputies said that to accelerate the construction of a new development pattern, it is necessary to promote the efficient connection between the domestic and international markets and resources, steadily expand the institutional opening of rules, regulations, management and standards, and build a new open economic system at a higher level.

Actively attract and utilize foreign investment. "Last year, the State Council issued opinions and put forward 24 policies and measures to stabilize foreign investment, which released China’s firm determination to promote opening up and greatly encouraged the confidence of foreign investment in China." Member Jiang Ying, the relevant person in charge of Deloitte Limited, said that China’s pragmatic measures of continuous opening-up are of great benefit to foreign investors, and Deloitte will continue to give full play to its professional advantages to help foreign-funded enterprises deepen their cultivation in China.

In-depth implementation of the promotion strategy of the Pilot Free Trade Zone to create a new highland for opening up. "Implement investment facilitation measures focusing on process supervision; The implementation of the’ non-stop flight permit’ in the transportation field has shortened the processing time by an average of 70% … Since its establishment, the Lingang New Area of Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone has maintained its openness, reform intensity and development momentum, and gradually formed a’ five freedoms and one convenience’ system. " Deputy Gu Jun, deputy secretary-general of Shanghai Municipal Government and director of the Municipal Development and Reform Commission, said that Shanghai will continue to benchmark the highest standards and the best level, focus on cross-border service trade and the development of leading industries, and explore the construction of an institutional system and supervision model that is linked to high-standard economic and trade rules, so as to explore new paths and accumulate new experiences for comprehensively deepening reform and opening up.

On March 1st, Hengqin Guangdong-Macao Deep Cooperation Zone officially implemented the branch line management and customs clearance operation. "Zhuhai actively meets high-standard international economic and trade rules, relies on the policy advantages of Hengqin Guangdong-Macao Deep Cooperation Zone, and allows more innovative elements to converge and overlap in Hengqin through infrastructure’ hard connectivity’ and institutional rules’ soft connectivity’ to promote the optimal combination of global industrial chain supply chains." Deputy Huang Zhihao, Deputy Secretary of Zhuhai Municipal Committee and Mayor of Guangdong Province, introduced that in the next step, Zhuhai will accelerate the construction of a new economic and trade channel for the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, expand the platform function of global cooperation for the China Air Show, and promote high-quality development through high-level opening.

Deeply participate in global industrial division of labor and cooperation, and promote the construction of an open world economy.

The deputies said that efforts should be made to promote the high-quality development of foreign trade, deeply participate in the global industrial division of labor and cooperation, maintain a pluralistic and stable international economic structure and economic and trade relations, and let more win-win results of cooperation benefit people of all countries.

Promote high-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road" and go deep and practical. "For more than 10 years, the joint construction of the Belt and Road has achieved fruitful results and has become the most popular international public product and the largest international cooperation platform in the world today." Member Gong Fuwen, vice president of the Higher People’s Court of Shaanxi Province, said that it is necessary to do a good job in the implementation of the eight actions of building the "Belt and Road" with high quality, steadily promote cooperation in major projects, implement a number of "small but beautiful" livelihood projects, and actively promote cooperation in the fields of digital, green, innovation, health, cultural tourism and poverty alleviation.

Deepen bilateral and regional economic cooperation. Negotiate and sign high-standard free trade agreements and investment agreements with more countries and regions, promote the negotiation of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area version 3.0, and fully and deeply participate in the WTO reform … China’s efforts to build an open world economy are progressing steadily.

"ASEAN has been China’s largest trading partner for four consecutive years, and bilateral trade and investment have continued to grow. With the in-depth implementation of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (RCEP) and the negotiation of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area version 3.0, the potential of economic and trade cooperation is expected to be further explored. " Wei Zhaohui, Party Secretary and Director of International Expo Bureau of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, said that Guangxi will continue to hold China-ASEAN Expo with high quality, deepen and expand cooperation with ASEAN countries in the fields of commerce, trade, industry, labor, science and technology, education, etc., and show new achievements in China-ASEAN destiny community with closer service construction. (Reporter Luo Shanshan Tian Wei Huang Ford Wang Liang; Reporters Chang Qin, Li Gang, Jiang Xiaodan, Yuan Taoxiong, Zhu Jiaqi and Xie Weiqun participated in the writing)

Another bold and subversive adult romance, burning!

The pre-sale of the Spring Festival in 2021 has been opened for 10 days, and the current total box office has exceeded 500 million.

 

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In terms of genre, comedy is the most in the seven works, followed by fantasy, and in the animation works, only children who make money by muffling their voices make a huge impact on the big movie "Bears Come and Go".New Gods: Nezha Reborn to welcome "a new chapter in the country"(hereinafter referred to as "Nezha Rebirth").

 

As the only adult-oriented animation work in the Spring Festival, the ambition of Nezha Rebirth was clearly seen in the early publicity.

Last Saturday, the film was shown in advance, which was the first operation in the Spring Festival movie.

 

todayPreview of 2021 Spring Festival moviesIn the fourth chapter, Xiaowan will come to talk to you about this new work of the bloody country.

 

The setting of Nezha Rebirth is quite interesting:

 

The creation background of this work is the well-known "Battle to Seal the Gods" and the classic legend that Nezha drew his sword and committed suicide after killing Ao Bing and injuring the Dragon King.

 

But these are just the background.

 

The new story is set 3,000 years after the gods were named, and the protagonists all live in a fictional new world called "Donghai City".

 

Different from the well-known story, Nezha here was not saved by Master and reborn with lotus flowers as her body, but escaped from the great war 3,000 years ago.Reincarnate and be reborn..

 

In this life, the object of Nezha’s reincarnation symbiosis was born in the civilian area of Donghai City.Hot-blooded locomotive youth Li Yunxiang.

 

There is Nezha in the East China Sea, and naturally there are his old enemies:

 

Donghai Longwang Ao Guang, this life disguised as Dexing group chaebol, in charge of the East China Sea city water lifeline, and strive to get rid of the bottom in the new round of ranking;

 

Three princes ao bing, it became the third young master of Dexing Group, and the image of the idle second sai-jo did not change;

 

Longwang Ao Guang hag

Died at the hands of Nezha three thousand years ago.yakshaThis life is still close to the Dragon King, and what I want to do is to slay Nezha to avenge my great hatred;

 

Disciples of Empress Shijierosy cloudsAlso followed closely, clamoring for Nezha to "take his life to pay the blood debt" …

 

The gods appeared in modern cities, but they were still entangled in blood feuds for generations. The script of Nezha Rebirth can be said to be very daring to write.

 

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Of course, it’s miserable or Nezha’s. A wisp of ghost is not enough to bring natural identity, and the divine power is also flickering and difficult to control. Before we know who we are, the vast enemies of past lives have come to you in turn.

 

This young man who can only ride motorcycles in the modern jungle of reinforced concrete seems to have a long way to grow up.

 

Classical mythology as the background, boldly open up a new generation., "Nezha Rebirth" This setting is really a risky move.

 

But if Xiaowan says it’sThe creative team comes from the 2019 explosion "White Snake: Origin"-light-chasing animation, does it sound inexplicably relaxing?

 

After all, in The White Snake: The Origin, the classic story The Legend of the White Snake is just the background, and the fate of Xu Xian, the white snake, is the subject of the story. The main contradiction between the two has even risen from "shemale" to the opposite of "snake demon and snake catcher".

 

This bold setting has been recognized by the audience’s word of mouth and the total box office of 470 million.

 

So two years later, director Zhao Ji boldly imagined the afterlife of Nezha and other immortals with his original team, believing that more audiences were expecting more than worrying.

 

Because,Light-chasing animation has always been good at "subverting tradition".

 

The subversion of the pursuit of light is not a drastic response to the classic story of magic change. On the contrary, they alwaysBased on the original story, do deep excavation forward and backward.

 

Retaining the original story to lay the background is to retain the audience’s familiarity and emotion with IP; Opening up new stories is actually a new requirement of modern audiences for emotional resonance.

 

Of course, the production of light-chasing animation can not only guarantee the wide opening of the brain and novelty of setting.

 

In "White Snake: The Origin", the strong Chinese painting style is touching, and the ink painting of the white snake is even more amazing;

 

Scene constructionIn fact, there are big scenes such as mountains and rivers and towns that are in line with the oriental aesthetics, and there is a unique hole in Baoqing Square that presents exquisite ingenuity.

 

Action sceneIt fully demonstrates the skills of light-chasing animation in lens splitting and special effects.

 

And all this will be reproduced in Nezha Rebirth.

 

Come back and say "punk Nezha", which makes people set it up.

 

Three thousand years after the gods were named, the gods lived in a fictional modern city in various capacities: Donghai City.

 

hereThe blocks are clearly divided.Li Yunxiang was born in a civilian area, the three princes of the Dragon King were representatives of the rich area, and the eye-catching masked man came from an industrial area and ran an underground racetrack, so he became attached to Li Yunxiang.

 

Obviously,This so-called division of blocks is the division of social classes.High-rise buildings in rich areas are neon, civilian areas are crowded and chaotic, and the shelter of masked people is a strong industrial wind …

 

Look familiar? This setting often appears in sci-fi movies, and we call it "Cyberpunk style".

 

The most important element of Cyberpunk:Mechanical transformation of human beings, "Nezha Rebirth" is everywhere.

 

Li Yunxiang’s steel armor, the East China Sea East King’s metal arm, the mysterious man’s exaggerated mask of combining Chinese and Western …

 

The most eye-catching thing is Ao Bingna, the third prince of the Dragon King.Metal spine instead of dragon tendon, it’ s so embarrassing to have no friends!

 

However, the characters are infinitely close to the future technology in modeling, which can’t define the tone of Nezha Rebirth.

 

Because of the heavy action scenes in the film, each character is fighting with the help of the original gods in previous lives.Mana or cold weapons, the elements of national style in the confrontation scene are outstanding..

 

As for why such an alternative "leather motorcycle" Nezha was presented, director Evonne said that "Nezha in the new era will also make people shine".

 

It is true that as the most rebellious representative of ancient mythological figures, Nezha has a vivid image in the hearts of every generation of China audiences.

 

The incarnation of the lotus flower with three heads and six arms in the early religious mythology, the stubborn child who killed the deity and the Buddha in the Romance of the Gods, and the tragic color of this role reached its peak in 1979 when Nezha hanged himself with a sword in The Sea.

 

But with the changes of the times,At that time, the social environment against power and patriarchy has been greatly improved.It is not an easy task to arouse a wide range of resonance by "cutting the meat back to the mother and eviscerating the bones back to the father".

 

This is also the reason why jiaozi, the director, roared with Nezha’s words that "my life is up to me" was sought after:The spirit of rebellion will never disappear, but the object of rebellion will always keep pace with the times.

 

In The Rebirth of Nezha, the image of Nezha portrayed by director Evonne is not only close to the present through the modeling of leather motorcycle, but also typical of contemporary rebellious young people in character: "He doesn’t want to take the road arranged by others, but wants to do what he thinks is right".

 

Therefore, even with the eye-catching setting, "Nezha Rebirth" is still the core that conveys the most resonance of modern young people:

 

If you don’t want to accept your fate, you will fight for it!

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